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A Comparison of the Language of the Aborigines of New South Wales in the district of Lake Macquarie Inlet, near Newcastle, with the Dialects of other parts of the Colonies, and Remarks on the peculiarities and similarity of Construction of the Language of the Aborigines compared with the "Indian Languages of North America."
A COMPARISON OF DIALECTS OF THE ABORIGINES OF NEW SOUTH WALES
| Lake Macquarie Inlet | Manilla River | *Swan River | *King George's Sound | English |
| Bul-lo-in-ko-ro | Tir-rir | Dtowel | Dtowel | The Thighs |
| Ngo-ro-ngo-ro | Ka-bo | Moorn | Moorn | Black |
| Wing-ngur-ra-pin | Tu-yul | Goolang | Goolang | A Youth |
| Yel-len-na | Pa-lu | Meega | Meeak | The Moon |
| Ngu-re-ung ) | Bin-na | Dunga | Twank | The Ears |
| Tur-rur-kur-ri ) | ||||
| Kit-tung | Tai-kul | Kat-ta | Ka-at | The Hair |
| Yul-kur-ra ) | Nge-er | Mingat | Mingart | Eyebrows |
| Mil-kur-ra ) | ||||
| Tum-bi-ri ) | Ngai | Dya | Ta | The Lips |
| Wil-ling ) | ||||
| Kul-le-ung | Nun | Wardo | Waart | The Neck |
| Tuk-kul | Tal | Yaba | Yama | The Temples |
| Pur rang ) | Mu-pul | Kaburla | Korpul | The Belly |
| War-ra ) | ||||
| Mun-ni | Kum-bul | Nanga | Kindy | The Stars |
| Ko-re | Yu-rai | Mamerup | Ngoonger | Man |
| Nu-ko-ro | Mu-ru | Karup | Dyogolet | Nostril |
| Ko-ko-in ) | ||||
| Ka-li ) | Kong-ngun | Moko | Kyp | Water |
| Nga wa ) | ||||
| Wa-rai | Tu-ri-ei-lai | Gidye | Kyk | A Spear |
| Tur-rur-ma | Pa-run | Koilee | The Boomerang | |
| Ko-i-yung | Wi | The same word is used by | the Blacks at Port Stevens | Fire |
| Bi-yung-bai | Yo-kin-na | .......................................... | .......................................... | Father |
| Kai-ta-nan | Tai-nai | ......................................... | .......................................... | ) Come hither Father |
| Biyungbai | Yokinna | .......................................... | .......................................... | ) |
| Ngu-kung | Yin-nir | .......................................... | .......................................... | A Woman |
| Kot-tur-rir | Pe-rit | .......................................... | .......................................... | A Cudgel |
| Mu-lo ( | Mu-ro mai | )........................................ | .......................................... | Thunder |
| ( | Tulo-mai | ) | ||
| Pin-kun ) | Kai-mu-lo-wa | )......................................... | .......................................... | Lightning |
| Wot-tol ) | ||||
| War-ri-kul | Wa-rai | .......................................... | .......................................... | A Dog |
* Dialects taken from a recent work entitled "Australia, an appeal to the World on behalf of the younger branches of the family of Shem."
In an Article headed "Indian Languages of America" in the Encyclopedia Americana by John Pickering, it is stated "that there is reason to believe that some important modifications are yet to be made in our theories of Language." -- "Of the various unwritten languages, those of the American continent present us with many new and striking facts -- there appears to be a wonderful organization which distinguishes the Languages of the Aborigines of this country from all the other Idioms of the known world," this includes "The Aboriginal Languages of America from Greenland to Cape Horn." I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Hale in presenting me with a copy of "Remarks on the Indian Languages," in the name of the Author, the Honorable Mr. John Pickering, which enables me at once to discover a striking similarity in the peculiarity of construction and Idiom of the Language of the Aborigines of New South Wales with those of the Indians in North America. The confined space of an annual report will only allow of a few brief comparisons.